The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-12-09

The Kincaid Kronicle makes some
rather encouraging comparisons. Il
says: "Garnett and lola are Of abou
the same size; each 10 county seat and
each has three newspapers. The bus
mess men Of lola give their papers
over forty columns of advertising, and
the business men Of Garnett do moi
use twenty columns of their papers In
which to make their business known
Either the lola papers are coming
money for their proprie:ors. or the
Garrett papers are losing their own
ere money, or may be, both. The Gar.
nett papers have worked, and do work
for their town, ~ hard and as earnest
" ~ ever the lola papers did for their
but the labors Of the latter are appre-
ciated, while in the former case they
are not. II the advertising columns
of newspaper are an index to the
business done In the town of its publ.
cation, they must be having a protrac-
ted Sunday in Garrett. Of course it
is none of our funeral, only Garrett is
our county seat, and we would like to
see her business men display q little
more life, or acknowledge that they
are dead that they may be buried"
We have heretofore neglected to
note the increase OF pension which was
recently allowed Mr.. VIM. Davis, of
Carlyle. The increase was granted for
gunshot wound in the left thigh
from which he suffered many years
before he applied for a pension. Both
Of the wounds from which Mr.. Davis
M Ina vSnaAa
the same day. 1t was one Of the ter
rible days in the Wilderness. Early
in the fight bullet tore through his
right limb, dropping him to the ground
in the front rank where he was charg-
ed over two or three times by the con-
tending forces and was again wounded
BY stray bullet which he still carries
To crown the misfortunes of the woftll
day he was taken prisoner and hustled
OF to one of the pens, from which he
escaped with q tunneling
party. We guess nobody begrudges
"Billie" Davis his little pension.
One of the features of the A. o. U.
w. Fair will be a grand gift distribu-
button, after the plan of that SO sue
operated by McCook Post two
and three years ago. The capital
prize will be one of the Carriage Com
pany's beautiful two.seated Surveys,
worth $4,000, while one of their fine
top buggies, a road cart, silver watch,
fine upholstered rocking chairs, a shot
gun, dressing case and many other
useful and beautiful prizes will be CIV
en- away. Eleven hundred tickets, at
one dollar each will be sold. The com.
mittee have other schemes under way
and the week of the Fair will no doubt
furnish plenty of attractions.
The excellent County Correspond
ence of the REGISTER seems TO be the
despair of our brother editors. We
cannot tell how many of them, have
asked US how we "kept it up" This
week we have letter from the editor
Of one of the best daily papers in the
State, asking for the secret. There is
no secret about it. We can only reply
that we are fortunate in securing the
of a number ofvery intelligent
ladies and gentlemen who are kind
to put themselves to good
deal of Inconvenience to do us a favor,
with the knowledge that we appre-
ciate it as there only reward.
Mr.. J. w. Stinson was in our office
Tuesday and showed US copy Of the
oldest newspaper We ever saw. 1t was
the Boston Gazette and Country Jour
nal, published by Edes & Gill and
dated March Il, ITO. 1t was the first
Issue Of the paper after the Boston
Massacre of March 5, and two pages
were taken up with a circumstantial
account OF the affair, the rules being
turned in token of mourning. The
paper has been in Mr.. StinsOn's FAM
lily over fifty years and he justly
prizes the interesting relic.
II anybody wants to hear "Uncle
Toms Cabin" we believe We can
commend to them the Russo
& Swift combination that appears at
the Opera House tomorrow night.
Their offer to refund the price of adj
to any one who is. dissatisfied
with the entertainment, certainly
sounds like business. 1t Is also to their
credit that their advance agent is a
gentleman and paid his bills including
the printers, in advances Such a man is
seldom found in advance of q "snide"
concern.
Suppose that the managers of the
next church social try scheme of this
kind: "The gentlmen are given cards
on each of which is printed
the name Of some county in the State,
while each lady receives a card with q
county seat printed or oritten upon it.
Each gentleman hunts up the seat of
mis- county to take out to supper. If
The county seat is not known q forfeit
If ten cents is exacted fol the informa-
ion. The forfeits are redeemed after
supper in the usual unique way"
Mr.. Foust returned Wednesday
hight from Topeka. He tells US that
n the even sections case before the
y. 8. Court, the U. S. District AttOr-
ley asked and was granted leave to
lie an amended petition. The hearing
# the case is postponed at least 60
lays. We had hoped that when the
United States took hold of this case
here would be no further delays, but |
seems that such hopes are to be dis |
appointed.
Young & Clark are moving into
heir new store room on the west side
f the square this week, where they |
ave splendid room. The room |
hey vacate will be occupied in q short |
ime, we are informed, by Mr.. A. b.
Veigley, with large stock OF boots |
nd shoes. The REGISTER announced |
Ir. Weigley's probable location here
ONE weeks ago and is glad to be able
D state that it is now certain.
From the activity with which Ft.
colt papers are urging their people to
ore deep gas we'll, it would seem
hat they haven't much natural gas
yer there to give away after all. We
bought, and hoped, that Fl. Scott